Valuation Management Group Renews Endorsement with The Georgia Bankers Association

    ATLANTA, GA, April 04, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Valuation Management Group (VMG), is pleased to announce its renewal as a Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) Strategic Partner and its preferred provider of appraisal management services.

As an appraisal management company and to ensure appraisal compliance, VMG handles the entire real estate appraisal process. This includes: approving the appraisers, managing the appraiser panel, handling the bid process for complex residential appraisal assignments and commercial appraisal assignments, ordering environmental risk assessments, engaging the appraisers and performing a robust, quality technical appraisal review. VMG also offers commercial appraisal reviews and residential appraisal reviews for Georgia banks in need of review products only.

"High-quality outside appraisal management services are a priority for many banks," said Bobby Heath, president and CEO of First American Bank & Trust Company in Athens and chairman of the GBA Services, Inc board of directors. "Valuation Management Group has one of the industry's most experienced staffs. Its reviewers have an average of
17 years of actual appraisal experience, and the company is known for providing outstanding customer service. We're pleased to extend our relationship with Valuation Management Group. They have proven over time, their commitment to support our state's banks."

"We are excited to renew our status as a strategic partner with GBA," said Patrick McMillen, COO, Valuation Management Group. "Our goal is to assist Georgia banks with appraiser independence compliance and provide robust reviews."

About the Georgia Bankers Association: Founded in 1892, the Georgia Bankers Association promotes the general welfare and usefulness of banking and the preservation of a sound banking system. For 123 years, the GBA has provided Georgia's banks with top-quality professional development, revenue-enhancing products and services, governmental relations and public advocacy.

About Valuation Management Group: Established in 2006, Valuation Management Group, LLC is a nationwide appraisal management company with headquarters in Atlanta, GA. VMG offers a turnkey approach to the appraisal process from inception to final completion. VMG's primary mission is to institute an environment where true appraiser independence and quality commercial and residential appraisals can be obtained.

Valuation Management Group (VMG) was established in 2006 to offer outsourcing opportunities for appraisal independence and compliant, quality appraisal reviews. As an appraisal management company, VMG offers a turnkey approach to the appraisal process from inception to final completion. Valuation Management Group is committed to providing a process through which clients receive an appraised value determined by trained professionals who utilize independent judgment and expertise.

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